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Welcome to Ishmail, a web forum for discussion of the life and works of Herman Melville (1819-1891). All are welcome to enjoy civil discourse on this topic of mutual interest.
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Nicktalop
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Hardeman
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1/21/25
Melville and AI
Nick, Thank you for the introduction of NotebookLM. Having tested the AI sites ChatGPT and Gemini
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Melville and AI
Nick, Thank you for the introduction of NotebookLM. Having tested the AI sites ChatGPT and Gemini
1/21/25
Hardeman
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Nicktalop
2
12/24/24
Clarel's Epilogue
Another test using Google NotebookLM A discussion on Clarel's Epilogue :-) Le lundi 26 juin 2023
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Clarel's Epilogue
Another test using Google NotebookLM A discussion on Clarel's Epilogue :-) Le lundi 26 juin 2023
12/24/24
Hardeman
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Nicktalop
4
12/24/24
Squaring the Circle
A live discussion on this thread This is just a test using Google's NoteBookLM to highlight the
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Squaring the Circle
A live discussion on this thread This is just a test using Google's NoteBookLM to highlight the
12/24/24
Hardeman
12/22/23
The rarer quest
It has been a year since Scott posed for this list, “What do you make of Clarel's "rarer
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The rarer quest
It has been a year since Scott posed for this list, “What do you make of Clarel's "rarer
12/22/23
Hardeman
12/22/22
Clarel's denouement on the Via Crucis
Scott, A charming interpretation you have made of Clarel's grief. If the progression resonated
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Clarel's denouement on the Via Crucis
Scott, A charming interpretation you have made of Clarel's grief. If the progression resonated
12/22/22
Scott Norsworthy
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Hardeman
3
12/22/22
Canto 34: Via Crucis
With thanks to Scott and Stephen for bringing the importance of “wynd” to our attention. I believe we
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Canto 34: Via Crucis
With thanks to Scott and Stephen for bringing the importance of “wynd” to our attention. I believe we
12/22/22
Hardeman
,
Scott Norsworthy
4
12/21/22
Clarel's walking dead catharsis
Hardeman, thank you for clarifying. Setting aside (for now) the bit about Melville's alleged
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Clarel's walking dead catharsis
Hardeman, thank you for clarifying. Setting aside (for now) the bit about Melville's alleged
12/21/22
Hardeman
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Scott Norsworthy
14
12/15/22
Melville's Metaphysics from Nobody in Particular
Hardeman, thank you for the great notes and commentary. I definitely needed these pointers to what
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Melville's Metaphysics from Nobody in Particular
Hardeman, thank you for the great notes and commentary. I definitely needed these pointers to what
12/15/22
Scott Norsworthy
12/12/22
Canto 33: Easter
In "Passion Week' the sorrows of Clarel, bereft and depressed, aligned in liturgical time
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Canto 33: Easter
In "Passion Week' the sorrows of Clarel, bereft and depressed, aligned in liturgical time
12/12/22
Scott Norsworthy
12/5/22
Canto 32: Passion Week
In real time we happen to be in the middle of Advent, season of hope, peace, love and joy, faithfully
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Canto 32: Passion Week
In real time we happen to be in the middle of Advent, season of hope, peace, love and joy, faithfully
12/5/22
Scott Norsworthy
11/28/22
Canto 31: Dirge
Nearing Jerusalem in the previous canto, young Clarel rode up on a double burial in the Valley of
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Canto 31: Dirge
Nearing Jerusalem in the previous canto, young Clarel rode up on a double burial in the Valley of
11/28/22
Scott Norsworthy
,
Hardeman
2
11/24/22
Canto 30: The Valley of Decision
Dear Scott, Well done and thanks for the great travel sources. A stranger to Palestine might ask, “
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Canto 30: The Valley of Decision
Dear Scott, Well done and thanks for the great travel sources. A stranger to Palestine might ask, “
11/24/22
Hardeman
,
Scott Norsworthy
7
11/21/22
Breaking the spell
Now we're getting somewhere, thank you Hardeman for clarifying. It's true that academic
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Breaking the spell
Now we're getting somewhere, thank you Hardeman for clarifying. It's true that academic
11/21/22
TPUsher
11/16/22
Try All Things As I Might
Dear Hardeman, I question my sanity in responding thus... Final question first: The allegorical
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Try All Things As I Might
Dear Hardeman, I question my sanity in responding thus... Final question first: The allegorical
11/16/22
herm melville
10/12/22
Rama once agsain
All, Melville is an oral person. For him words are not necessarily things. Some words may be events.
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Rama once agsain
All, Melville is an oral person. For him words are not necessarily things. Some words may be events.
10/12/22
herm melville
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Hardeman
5
10/12/22
"Night Ride" Rama
Dear John, I know you have expressed no interest in the mystical so I will not propose any of
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"Night Ride" Rama
Dear John, I know you have expressed no interest in the mystical so I will not propose any of
10/12/22
herm melville
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W Long
2
10/12/22
To W. Gray Long
Hi John, I am unsure if I failed at properly posting a response to this message. So I will give it
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To W. Gray Long
Hi John, I am unsure if I failed at properly posting a response to this message. So I will give it
10/12/22
herm melville
10/11/22
Melville
All, I have been asked about my knowledge of Melville. The answer is Melville deep. Or so I thought.
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Melville
All, I have been asked about my knowledge of Melville. The answer is Melville deep. Or so I thought.
10/11/22
herm melville
10/8/22
Baseball
All, At the moment I am mentaly and emotionally still drained from watching five hours of on-your-
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Baseball
All, At the moment I am mentaly and emotionally still drained from watching five hours of on-your-
10/8/22
herm melville
,
Scott Norsworthy
2
10/8/22
Canto 29 :The Night Ride"
Cool how Melville plays the omniscient-narrator card to get us inside the heads of selected
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Canto 29 :The Night Ride"
Cool how Melville plays the omniscient-narrator card to get us inside the heads of selected
10/8/22
herm melville
10/6/22
Canto 29
All, I have not had time to delve into this canto yet. I see that it happens the day before Lent,
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Canto 29
All, I have not had time to delve into this canto yet. I see that it happens the day before Lent,
10/6/22
herm melville
10/5/22
Clarel
All, I mistakenly had placed the Epiphany as January 7 when properly it is the 6th. I cannot at this
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Clarel
All, I mistakenly had placed the Epiphany as January 7 when properly it is the 6th. I cannot at this
10/5/22
herm melville
,
Scott Norsworthy
2
10/5/22
Magic spells again
Thank you John for calling attention to magic and spells in Melville's writings. Since it's
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Magic spells again
Thank you John for calling attention to magic and spells in Melville's writings. Since it's
10/5/22
herm melville
10/4/22
The Russian Orthodox
All, That Clarel begins on the Epiphany or January 7, Orthodox Christmas, has importance. It
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The Russian Orthodox
All, That Clarel begins on the Epiphany or January 7, Orthodox Christmas, has importance. It
10/4/22
herm melville
,
Scott Norsworthy
2
10/2/22
"David's Well" and Russians
David's Well inspires Clarel to reflect on fundamental questions. Given worldly baseness, can you
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"David's Well" and Russians
David's Well inspires Clarel to reflect on fundamental questions. Given worldly baseness, can you
10/2/22
herm melville
,
Scott Norsworthy
2
10/1/22
David's Well canto 28
Same questions are reformulated in Melville's poem The Enthusiast, privately published in
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David's Well canto 28
Same questions are reformulated in Melville's poem The Enthusiast, privately published in
10/1/22
herm melville
,
Scott Norsworthy
2
9/30/22
"The Prodigal" once more
Both stanzas of the Prodigal's good night song were reprinted in one contemporary review, the
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"The Prodigal" once more
Both stanzas of the Prodigal's good night song were reprinted in one contemporary review, the
9/30/22
herm melville
9/29/22
"By Parapet"
All, Derwent of the prodigal Lyonese: "Well may ye gaze! What's good to see Better than
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"By Parapet"
All, Derwent of the prodigal Lyonese: "Well may ye gaze! What's good to see Better than
9/29/22
herm melville
,
Scott Norsworthy
2
9/28/22
"Prodigal" again
That he's another doubloon, our Prodigal. ... the clustering hair Which on the bright and shapely
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"Prodigal" again
That he's another doubloon, our Prodigal. ... the clustering hair Which on the bright and shapely
9/28/22
herm melville
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Stephen Hoy
4
9/27/22
Canto 26, "The Prodigal"
Tombez is a port city at the Peru / Ecuador border, about 25 miles south of Guayaquil. Currently
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Canto 26, "The Prodigal"
Tombez is a port city at the Peru / Ecuador border, about 25 miles south of Guayaquil. Currently
9/27/22